Karate

Dexton began taking karate lessons this week. As many of you know he has been waiting all summer long to take lessons. Because it is a six month commitment I told him we had to wait until the fall. He is loving every minute of it! Yesterday he passed off some things to get his white belt. His instructor had him break a piece of wood with the back of his hand! He was so impressed by himself! He was able to bring the wood home with him, which is now in two pieces. He was trying to break one of the pieces again with his hand like he had at his lesson. I finally said, "Dexton, the wood was split a little bit in order to help you break it. I don't know if your going to be able to do that again without it being split a little." He was a little disappointed. After that, I didn't have the heart to tell the poor kid his instructor helped break the wood too!